Wash-boiler



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B. Jv. GAGNIER.

WASH BOILE'R.

No. 311,070. Patented Jan. 20, 1885,

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UNITED STATES PATENT ,-OEEICE.

BARNEY J. GAGNIER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WASH-BOILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,070, dated January 20, 1885.

Application filed October 1, 1883.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARNEY J. GAGNIER, of Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wash-Boilers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, Which form a part of this specification.y

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of washing-boilers of that class usually denominated steam wash-boilers#7 and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view with a portion of the side of the boiler broken out. Fig. 2 is a central vertical cross-section.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents a wash-boiler which is provided with the Wellbottom B, and the supplemental bottom C, which is rigidly secured to the inner Walls of the boiler at all points, and is situated a short distance above it.

D are holes through the bottom C, surrounded by a fiange, E, which projects nearly to the bottom B. At one end of the boiler I attach a faucet, F, by means of which water may be drawn off. At each end of the boiler I rigidly secure the curved stand-pipes G, which communicate with the space between the bottoms B C of the boiler, and just below the upper edge of the boiler, and at the ends thereof I secure the flanges H. y

I are rods designed to be laid across longitudinally and rest upon these fianges.

J is the cover.

In practice water is filled into the boiler until it is about half full. The rods I are then laid across upon the flanges H, and upon these rods the clothes are hung which are to be Washed, and over them is placed the perforated plate K, .the whole being covered over by the cover. As the water boils it expands its force up through the stand-pipes G, and

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falls upon the perforated plateK, which latter spreads it more evenly over the clothes, while at the same time the water runs through the perforations, and in the continuous circulation of water thoroughly washes the clothes. When the water becomes dirty and it is desired to add'clean water, the dirty Water is drawn oft' through the faucet F, while fresh and clean Water may be added by removing the cover, and it will be seen that water can thus be replenished wit-hout removing the boiler from the fire. Vhen the clothes have been suiiiciently cleansed, either one or both of the rods, with the clothes, can readily be removed, and the latter deposited in the rinsing-tub. It will be noticed that the flanges H are cut out at about their center to receive the upper ends of the pipes:` G, said pipes being soldered to said fianges, w lereby said pipes are braced against accidental displacement, and the anges II thusserve the double purpose of supporting the rods I and staying the pipes G.

I am aware of the Patents Nos. 119,300 and 182,000, and make no claim to the construction shown therein.

I am also aware of Patent No. 121,370, and make no claim to the construction as forming part of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is- A steam wash-boiler, as A, provided with a supplemental bottom, C, rigidly secured to t-he inner walls thereof, and having flanged holes D, formed therein, and flanges H, secured to the upper inner ends of the boiler, and the curved stand-pipes G, communicating with the space between the bottoms B and C, and secured to and braced by said flanges, in combination with the separate removable rods I, supported by said flanges, and the perforated plate K, supported by said rods above the clothes, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

BARN-'EY J. GAGNIER.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. W. ANDREW. 

